The United Nations Mission in South Sudan together with the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek have begun the extensive work of turning the prison in Cueibet in the Greater Lakes region into a facility more likely to prevent inmates…
“This water project will benefit thousands of citizens in our area and the children will be less affected by water-borne diseases,” a grateful Mr. Gaak Manyang, executive director of Meen County in Western Lakes, said. The…
“If they send us to one of the bad schools we have here in Pibor I may decide to go back to the bush,” says 14-year-old Nyichuoc. On Thursday 17 May, Nyichuoc was one of 210 child soldiers who were released in Pibor in the…
A joint effort to clear unexploded mines and ammunition, and to educate people about the risks of remnants of war, is helping keep cattle herders and local communities safe in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan…
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian affairs has urged warring parties in South Sudan to stop the fighting and protect aid workers who are risking their own lives to save others in the war-torn country. During a visit…
The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has urged leaders of the conflict-ridden country to put their people first and seize the opportunity to compromise, reconcile, and build durable peace. Speaking at the…
As a young woman living amidst ongoing violence in South Sudan, Mary Adeng believes her future depends on a good education that can give her the opportunity to reach her full potential. However, the 14-year-old says that the…
The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will help reduce inter-communal tension over scarce water resources in the area. They will also support the irrigation of crops and development of new…
A group of children living in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Bor dig up soil and fill up old pots and empty rusted tins of powdered milk. They carry these pots on their heads as they make their way across…
It is a beautiful sunny morning with clear blue skies. A different day compared to the heavy rains and storm that hit Bor town only a few days ago. The rains caused flooding at Imperial High School, a school in the Jonglei…
Life for Jikmir Puol has not been easy. The 30-year-old is a mother of five and all she wants for her children is “a better life and future”. But that is a difficult ambition to achieve in South Sudan which has been plagued…
Nyalei Yar has lived at a temporary protection site next to a small United Nations base in the Unity region of South Sudan for three years. She has no expectation of returning to her former home, as violence continues to…